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Experiences of Newly-Qualified Clinical Psychologists in CAMHS: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2018-10-12)Little research has been completed on the experiences of newly-qualified mental health professionals within children’s services in the NHS. Consequently, there exists a gap in the literature of how such a population may ... -
The Experiences of Older Black African Women Living with HIV in the UK: an IPA Study
(2017-01-03)Due to the improved availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) life expectancy amongst people living with HIV has drastically increased. Older people, aged 50 and over now make up the fastest growing group ... -
The Experiences of Parents of Children who have Engaged in Harmful Sexual Behaviour: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2017-10-12)Background and Aims: The importance of the involvement of parents in treatment approaches for Children and Young People (CYP) who have engaged in Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) has been consistently highlighted within ... -
The Experiences of People whose Partners have taken their own Lives: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(University of Hertfordshire, 2011-10-31)Rationale and Aims: Grief research has highlighted the difficult reactions experienced by people bereaved by suicide, with studies also looking at the importance of sense and meaning making. There is limited research ... -
Experiences of Personal and Professional Identities during Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-10-23)This study explored newly qualified Clinical Psychologists’ (CPs) experiences of personal professional development (PPD) during doctoral training. In particular there was a focus on their experiences of their personal and ... -
Experiences of Post-Diagnostic Support for Children and Young People on the Autism Spectrum
(2019-10-11)There is considerable research about individuals’ negative experiences of the process of obtaining an autism diagnosis (Crane et al., 2018), however less is known about experiences of post-diagnostic support. A systematic ... -
The Experiences of Primary Caregivers of People with Learning Disabilities who have Committed an Offence: a Narrative Study
(2011-11-18)Background and aims: The experiences of primary caregivers of adults with learning disabilities who have committed an offence is a largely neglected area within current literature. However, primary caregivers have an ... -
The Experiences of Reflective Practice Groups as Part of Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training: an IPA Study
(2017-11-10)Despite many Clinical Psychology training programmes utilizing reflective practice groups as part of clinical training, there remains little research examining the experiences of such groups from a trainee perspective. ... -
Experiences of the Process of Adjustment to a Brain Injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2010-05-25)Aims: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is often researched from a reductionist perspective, focusing on pathology and dysfunction (Olney & Kim, 2001). More recently there has been a call towards taking a person-centred, global ... -
Experiences of Workplace Bullying from the Perspectives of Trainee Clinical Psychologists: a Qualitative Study
(2020-08-20)Research has identified that workplace bullying is a significant problem within healthcare, with healthcare trainees at particular risk. However, there are no studies of workplace bullying within clinical psychology or of ... -
Experiencing responsibility in the context of project management
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This portfolio presents my research on organisational change, comprising four consecutive research projects and a synopsis which brings together the emerging themes of my enquiry. My work shows the movement of my thinking ... -
Experimental and Computational Investigation into Light Scattering by Atmospheric Ice Crystals
(2015-08-25)An investigation was carried out into light scattering by Gaussian rough ice crystals. Gaussian rough crystal geometries were generated using roughness parameters derived from mineral dust grains, which have been reported ... -
An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Novel Aircraft Drag Reduction
(2019-05-07)Air transportation is an important part of the world’s economic and indispensable transportation system. The major institutions in the world and the aviation authorities are well aware of the demanding expectations of the ... -
An Experimental Study of Combustion Characteristics of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Biodiesel
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-10-20)The thesis presents an experimental investigation of combustion performance and emissions of waste cooking oil (WCO) based biodiesel. To evaluate the comparative performance of biodiesel and diesel, combustions tests were ... -
The expert patient: an exploration of self-management in long term conditions
(University of Hertfordshire, 2007)Chronic disease is the major challenge facing global health care. In tandem there has been the emergence of active and informed patients in western society, with the contemporary patient increasingly involved in decisions ... -
Exploiting Abstract Syntax Trees to Locate Software Defects
(2015-08-26)Context. Software defect prediction aims to reduce the large costs involved with faults in a software system. A wide range of traditional software metrics have been evaluated as potential defect indicators. These traditional ... -
An Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Risk Assessment in Mental Health Professionals
(2016-04-14)The decisions made by Mental Health Professionals (MHPs) are of utmost significance for providing the highest quality care to service users. The assessment of risk is one of the pivotal processes that MHPs undertake ... -
An Exploration of Education, Experience and Social Factors on CT Dose Optimisation
(2022-11-25)Background: The number of Computed Tomography (CT) scans in England is likely to increase by 100% in next five years. In a medical emergency or in the presence of complicated pathology such as oncology indications, CT ... -
An Exploration of Mentoring Within Ultrasound Clinical Practice
(2018-07-13)This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect the mentoring of ultrasound students during the clinical element of their postgraduate programme of study. Specific focus was placed on guidelines and support mechanisms ... -
An Exploration of Nutrition Information Practice in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2022-04-06)People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) need information about what to eat in order to be able to self-manage their diabetes and to prevent long term complications. Their information activities involve accessing ...